Centre Ice offers a wide range of ice hockey and inline hockey equipment; our staff are also knowledgeable in gear maintenance, including sharpening, riveting and repairs. We also release articles monthly on hockey news around the country, keeping you up to date!
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CENTRE ICE: PART 2 – MIDDLE OF THE ICE
PART 2: THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE Last month, we explored the origins and beginnings of Centre Ice, as well as the Blong family and how they became synonymous with ice hockey

CENTRE ICE: HOW IT ALL STARTED…
PART 1: How it all started… Centre Ice has been selling ice hockey equipment to Kiwis for decades, but its history goes back much further. From farmers in the far North

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH – AXEL RUSKI-JONES, JUNIOR OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST
Why do you play ice hockey? What’s the best part? A: I play hockey because I love it and it is really fun. The best part of hockey is the intensity of

“ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE”: BILLY SHEARD RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP
It’s hard to know whether Jacinda Ardern has ever seen a game of ice hockey, let alone heard about its popularity in New Zealand. Regardless, she’s given Billy Sheard a Prime Minister’s

20 QUESTIONS WITH – KATYA BLONG, JUNIOR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
Why do you play hockey? What’s the best part for you? I play hockey because I love everything from teammates, skating, and the feeling of scoring. Without hockey life would be boring.

USA HOCKEY COMING TO NEW ZEALAND
There’s an old cliché that gets bandied around in the business and sports world – “the company/team is in good hands”. And that saying rings true with New Zealand Ice Hockey.

JESSE ALLEN: AUCKLAND TO SASKATCHEWAN – LIFE AS A NOTRE DAME HOUND
Jesse Allen is a Bantam league player from Auckland, who has featured on Aucklands rep teams for the past couple of years. Along with many of his peers at the Bantam level,

JOEL RINDELAUB: PARTY IN THE BACK, PARTY IN THE FRONT
Joel Rindelaub has invented a new cliché; “party in the back, party in the front”. The US-native sports one of the finest moustache’s you could ever hope to see, all the while

NZIHF DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
Last week, New Zealand’s five main sporting bodies (rugby, rugby league, netball, cricket, and hockey) made a collective commitment to fundamentally shift their thinking and approach around kids’ sport. Numbers have been

DREW MCMILLAN: A METEORIC RISE IN DUNEDIN’S ICE HOCKEY SCENE
Drew McMillan grew up in the snowy lands of Alaska. With white hills on either side of him, he picked up some skates and a stick when he was just five

JACOB CAREY: THIS KID FROM DOWN SOUTH IS JUST 13.
The voice of Jacob Carey down the phone line would have you thinking you’re chatting to a 20-year-old. The fact he’s leaving his home in Christchurch to go and live in Canada,

RYAN MARTINOLI – SWISS ELITE JUNIOR A: A PATH TO A PRO CONTRACT
Kia Ora, Gruezi and Hallo, My name is Ryan Martinoli I’m 18 years of age. I am a Kiwi kid from Auckland, some of you might remember me from the Paradice Ice